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Pupil Records—EC Section 49060 et seq. Except for certain directory information, such as a student’s name, address, telephone number, and certain other information disclosable by the school district, pupil records are not disclosable without parental consent, except to certain specified governmental entities and school employees. Parents have an absolute right of access to their children’s records and may formally challenge the contents. School districts and private schools are required to transfer a pupil’s records to each other when the student changes schools. School districts must notify parents of their rights under the pupil records law (EC Section 49063). Grades—EC sections 49066 and 49070(b) The grade given to each pupil by the teacher of the course, in the absence of clerical or mechanical error, bad faith, incompetency, or fraud, shall be final. Neither the local governing board nor superintendent shall order a grade changed without first giving the teacher who has assigned the grade the opportunity to state orally or in writing the reasons for which the grade in question was given. Promotion and Retention—EC sections 48070 and 48070.5 School districts shall adopt policies regarding promotion and retention of students pursuant to the standards in EC Section 48070.5, including an opportunity for the student’s parent to consult with the school principal and the responsible teacher(s) before a decision to promote or retain is made and to appeal the decision. There shall be notification when a student is identified as being at risk of retention. The text of these laws is available on the Legislative Counsel of California Web site at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html. 30
Immigration Status of Students—Proposition 187 of 1994* and Welfare Reform Act of 1996 The issue of illegal immigration in California has resulted in a variety of laws and legal challenges. Critics have suggested that school-age children residing illegally in California should be denied a free public education. Regardless of individual opinion, current law requires: • Free public K–12 education for all school-age children in California, regardless of alienage • Compulsory school attendance of each person in California between the ages of six and eighteen, regardless of alienage Although age and residency must be established, there is no requirement that citizenship be established. As discussed below, even inquiring about citizenship as a condition of enrollment is currently prohibited. Plyler v. Doe On September 27, 1981, the California State Board of Education (SBE) <strong>file</strong>d an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Plyler v. Doe, 457 US 202 (1982). In arguing against Texas statutes that denied public school enrollment and withheld state funds from local school districts for children “illegally admitted” to the United States, the SBE stated: As educators concerned with the provision of quality education for all children and for the improvement of society through an educated population, the California State Board of Education believes strongly that there is no rational educational or fiscal purpose in excluding children of illegal aliens from receiving the educational opportunities available to all other children. (Amicus Curiae Brief at p. 27) Consistent with the SBE’s position, the United States Supreme Court held the Texas statute unconstitutional because it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects “any person,” not just “any citizen.” Because the Plyler decision applies to every state and is still valid, the same test of constitutionality applies to any state law that conditions California school attendance on citizenship. Welfare Reform Act of 1996 Provision of public services to immigrants is addressed in the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Certain public health 31
Page 1 and 2: FACT BOOK 2007 HANDBOOK OF EDUCATIO
Page 3 and 4: Contents A Message from the State
Page 5 and 6: Instructional Materials Funding Rea
Page 7 and 8: Acknowledgments The annual Fact Bo
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